The Scottish Human Rights Commission has raised nearly 200 human rights concerns in its latest..., particularly following Brexit and in light of continued proposals by the UK Government to amend the Human... these rights, as set out in international human rights treaties. In reality, as our latest... becomes a place where everyone’s rights are realised in full.”
The United Nations Human Rights Committee... Human Rights Commission is an independent public body with a statutory mandate to promote and protect
On Thursday 20 June at a Human Rights InterAction event in Glasgow survivors of historic child....
This process, facilitated by the Scottish Human Rights Commission and the Centre for Excellence... historic abuse.
Professor Monica McWilliams, former Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human... of the ”time bar” in bringing civil actions.
Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Scottish Human... best practice in international human rights law.”
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by the Scottish Human Rights Commission and Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau and printed and published... Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said: “This guide to the Prison Rules... prisons face real challenges in making complaints, some of which could amount to human rights violations....
“The Scottish Human Rights Commission collaborated with Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau to develop... spotlight work on Access to Justice for potential human rights breaches.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is developing its Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. To help us set our priorities and improve how we work, we would like to hear from people and organisations from across Scotland’s diverse communities.
This consultation document describes the Commission, its powers and duties, and some of the main work we have done since 2008. It sets out three questions to help..., including progress on Scotland’s National Action Plan on Human Rights;
what the focus
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee Stage 1 Report on the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill.
Following the Bill’s introduction in June 2014, the Commission submitted evidence to the Committee highlighting the Bill’s potential impact on people’s human rights. We recommended a series of actions including encouraging greater use of Advance Statements; developing an opt-in approach to nominating Named Persons
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